歌手:James Last
专辑:《Beach Party 5》

The marching band
came down along Main Street
The soldier blues fell in behind
I looked across and there I saw Billy
Waiting to go and join the line
And with her head upon his shoulder
His young and lovely fiancee
From where I stood I saw she was crying
And through her tears I heard her say

Billy, don't be a hero,
don't be a fool with your life
Billy, don't be a hero,
come back and make me your wife
And as he started to go she said,
Billy, keep your head low
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me

The soldier blues
were trapped on a hillside
The battle raging all around
The sergeant cried,
We've got to hang on, boys!
We've got to hold this piece of ground
I need a volunteer to ride up
And bring us back some extra men
And Billy's hand was up in a moment
Forgettin' all the words she said

She said
Billy, don't be a hero,
don't be a fool with your life
Billy, don't be a hero,
come back and make me your wife
And as he started to go she said,
Billy, keep your head low
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me

I heard his fiancee got a letter
That told how Billy died that day
The letter said that he was a hero
She should be proud he died that way
I heard she threw that letter away ...